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(2) Continental Divide Ditch Continental Divide Ditch diverts water from Little Sandy Creek to the platte River Basin. Estimates made in 1974 indicate that annual deliveries average about 1,040 acre-feet, and it is believed that this figure remains unchanged. ~ ~ (3) North Fork of Little Snake River to Cheyenne -J uo Diversions from the North Fork of the Little Snake River to the city of Cheyenne were 9,807 acre-feet in 1985. OVer the period 1971-85, however, deliveries averaged 6,602 acre-feet. In 1980 the Wyoming State Engineer stated that he anticipated that out-of-basin diversions will increase to 50,000 acre-feet by 2010. The 50,000-acre-foot depletion to the Little Snake River will occur not only as a result of the Cheyenne-Laramie Diversion (estimated to ultimately amount to 20,000 acre-feet), but also as a result of the development of Stage III of the proposed Little Snake River Water Management project which will divert water over the Continental Divide to the North Platte River for the use of downstream communities such as Casper, Glenrock, and Douglas. g. Industrial Uses The state of Wyoming has stated that there is considerable potential for increased use of water for industrial purposes such as thermal electric generation, trona mining and processing, coal gasification, coal coking, and oil shale development. Most of the water that is and will be used for industrial purposes will be provided by contracting with the State or Reclamation for water out of Fontenelle Reservoir. See the discussion for the Seedskadee Project. (1) Thermal Electric Power Major thermal electric powerplants in operation in 1985 are as listed below. Powerplant Viva Naughton No. 1 Viva Naughton No. 2 Viva Naughton No. 3 Jim Bridger No. 1 Jim Bridger No. 2 Jim Bridger No. 3 Jim Bridger No. 4 Megawatt (MW) 160 220 330 500 500 500 500 2,710 The Viva Naughton No. 1 unit was in operation in 1965 and its water use is included in the Comprehensive Framework Study value for thermal electric power. Records supplied by Utah Power & Light Company show an average annual net use (diversion less return flow) of 5,670 acre-feet over a 7-year period (1977-83) for all three units at Viva Naughton. About 4,000 VI-7